The Banyan Tree Knowledge Centre Ltd., was born to ensure the development of professional skills and the culture of quality in India’s Economic Value Chain, through the

academic institutions of India. This objective entails the development of people who can be certified in quality management and data & computer literacy.

An important issue that you must consider is that the knowledge that you have certified through BTKC, is recognized in terms of credit towards graduate and post-graduate

degrees at major European Universities.

Banyan Tree Knowledge Centre has as its founding partner and principal financial patron Banyan Tree Holdings. Banyan Tree Holdings is an industrial holding company of the

Carrera Holdings Group, Private Equity investors, and Indian financial institutions. For Banyan Tree Holdings, BTKC is of strategic importance in creating those soft assets that are

critical for the growth and future prosperity of India’s textile sector. With the financial backing of Banyan Tree Holdings, you can be sure of a certification and knowledge distribution

platform that is amongst the best in the World.

Banyan Tree Knowledge Centre is also the child of supra-national European Union organizations that are the owners of such important foundations as EQDL, ECDL, ICDL, CEPIS

and EUCIP. Some of the founding fathers of Banyan Tree Knowledge Centre are entities whose work is considered to be of such importance that the European Commission's

ESDIS Committee on November 2001 recommended their work “be accepted as a Europe-wide accreditation scheme.” International organizations, such as UNDP and UNESCO,

have started implementing these accreditation systems for their staff in over 140 countries. The accreditation systems that are bought to you are also used by the best corporate

names in nearly every important economic sector.

The most important corporates of the World are using these systems to ensure that their employees have certified levels of knowledge, some examples are:

Now, if these corporates are so focused on the certification and development of knowledge levels, why aren't you?

Nokia

HSBC

Citibank

NTT Data

Levi's

IBM

3M

BMW

Volvo

SiemensGeneral Electric

Roll Royce

Philips

Exxon

ECDL(European Computer Driving License)

BROCHURE

What is ECDL• ECDL, the European Computer Driving Licence, is the world’s leading certification system,

available in 36 languages and 140 countries worldwide.

• Like all certification programs proposed by Banyan Tree Knowledge Centre, ECDL isdeveloped and managed by the European Union financed teams of international computerexperts, based on the specification indicated by the major European employer organizations.

• Several international organizations (UNESCO, ILO, UNDP) recognize and promote theimportance of ECDL’s skill certification program .

• The European Union emphasizes the role of ECDL certification in assuring service quality,matching job demand and supply, and bridging the so-called “digital divide.” Europe nowhas over 5 million people who have been certified by ECDL.

• ECDL’s impact can be measured also by the fact that the leading companies of the Worldacross sectors are turning to ECDL to ensure the computer literacy levels within theircompanies.

ECDL comes in 3 packages.

The ECDL program is:

comprehensive, as it ranges over several levels of skills;

standard, as tests are the same in all countries (thus enabling job mobility);

vendor-neutral, as it is available both on proprietary and on open source technology platforms;

All ICDL certification packages are controlled and managed by the ECDL Foundation on behalf of CEPIS

(Council of European Professional Informatics Societies), the non-profit entity which created ICT certifications in

Europe.

ECDL CORE

The ECDL Core Package certifies the level of knowledge of basic IT skills. It tests and certifies the candidates

posses the minimum level of knowledge to operate a personal computers.

To obtain the certificate, the candidate must pass all the following seven modules:

1. Concepts of IT

2. Using the computer

3. Word processing

4. Spreadsheets

5. Presentations

6. Data Base

7. Internet

The record breaking ECDL CORE is the fastest growing IT user qualification in over 140 countries.

An even simpler certification exists, and it is called ICDL Start. It can be obtained by completing four of the seven

modules listed above.

ECDL is designed specifically for those who wish to gain a benchmark qualification in computing to enable them to

develop their IT skills and enhance their career prospects.

No prior knowledge of IT or computer skills is needed to study ECDL.

If a candidate has completed ECDL CORE and wants to progress further, or if the candidate is already a “power

user,” ECDL ADAVANCED is the next certification level.

ECDL ADVANCED will allow the candidates to demonstrate their higher level of computer skills. It will allow

them to prove that they are competent and efficient in a range of Information Technology applications.

ECDL ADVANCED exams are all independent and each module awards an individual certificate. The modules

are the following:

ECDL ADVANCEDECDL ADVANCED is based on a syllabus that is the computer literacy standard for the EU.

1. Word processing

2. Spreadsheets

3. Presentations

4. Data Base

The candidates can take any of the modules individually to receive an ECDL ADVANCED certificate in that

application.

If the candidates completes all of the modules they will receive an ECDL ADVANCED EXPERT certificate.

The internationally recognized ICDL SPECIALIZED covers the core requirements needed to ascertain the

ability of the candidate to use specialized computer applications and systems.

The ICDL SPECIALIZED is the certification for individuals using computers for specialized applications,

such as:

• CAD (Computer Aided Design);

• Web publishing;

• Multimedia;

• Image processing.

ICDL SPECIALIZED is the new independent international standard for core skills in

specialized computer applications.

ECDL SPECIALIZED

This is a very important qualification for those candidates who are specialized professionals, or students of

specific professions, in areas such as:

• Engineering;

• Design;

• Architecture;

• Publishing (including Multimedia publishing).

• To stimulate through a precise goal the people to learn;

• To assess the quality of education & training by objective parameters;

• To ensure visibility and worldwide recognition of the acquired knowledge;

• To increase clarity and uniformity of training contents.

Why the Certification?

Because the ICDL certification program enjoys several unique features:

Neutrality: it is product independent and can be exploited both on proprietary and open platforms;

Completeness: it is structured at different levels and specializations;

Uniformity: the exams are the same everywhere in the world;

Accessibility: it does not require from the candidate any prerequisite knowledge and is open to disabled people;

Suitability: it follows a pragmatic approach focused on the real needs of the working place.

Why ECDL?

Corporate that use ECDL to make sure they have

the right IT people.

Citibank

HSBC

BNP

Credit Lyonnais

General Insurance

Bank of England

Llyods

TSB

Banque of France

Bank of Ireland

Allied Irish Bank

Irish Life Insurance

IBM

NTT Data

KPMG

Procter & Gamble

Lever

Ernst & Young

TSB

ABB Stockholm

Northern Telecom

Belgacom

Nortel

Philips

Ericsson

DHL

BMW

Rolls Royce

Renault

Volvo

Gateway

Guinness

Electrolux

Carrera Holdings

Nokia

Siemens

Fujitsu

Siemens-Nixdorf

Motorola

Sharp

Ricoh

Rank Xerox

3M

SAS

Henkel

General Electric

BP

Pfizer

Opel – GM

Shell

Exxon

Dunlop

TetraPak

Levi's

IKEA

Statoil

International Certification Bodies

AICA is the Italian Association for Informatics

One of the founders of CEPIS in 1991

(Council of European Professional Informatics Societies)

In 1995 (under the presidency of Giulio Occhini, CEO of AICA)

CEPIS started the ECDL programme

The ECDL Foundation (established 8 Jan 1997) is the operational body coordinating the world-wide deployment of IT

certifications

In 1999 the ECDL brand was established as a landmark of the International reach of the program (not only

European...)

AICA-BTKC holds the responsibility for ECDL development in India

The Test Centre is where the candidate can refer to get the needed training and take the ECDL certificationexams.

The Test Centre offering must include:

• the education and training services;

• the competency assessment services;

• the certification services selling Skills Cards and organizing in house exams sessions.

The Test Center can be focused on:

• students population (colleges, universities, schools);

• employees/workers (companies, training and consulting firms).

What is ECDL Test Centre

Because ECDL is the most internationally recognized certification for digital literacy: more than 7 Million

people in the world in 120 countries in 35 different languages have chosen ECDL to improve their working

performances

Because, being a Test Centre ECDL, means to be part of a world wide community made of thousands and

thousands of accredited Test Centers

Because, being an Indian accredited Test Centre ECDL, means to enter in the BTKC (Banyan Tree Knowledge

Center Limited) network, the knowledge infrastructure created for developing working people qualification in

the country.

Why to be an ECDL Test Centre?

• To become the reference point for IT education in the local community;

• At the local level, the ECDL automatic certification tests during specific scheduled exams sessions under control of

BTKC;

• To be compliant with the quality rules and procedure established at national level by BTKC;

• To be a local model for business correctness and transparency.

What is the ECDL Test Centre mission?

A Test Center is accountable to:

What are the ECDL Test Centre responsibilities?

• BTKC for quality and compliance to the national procedures;

• The Nodal Centre for contractual and administrative aspects (including orders and payments);

• Each single candidate for the quality level of the offered services;

Test Centres in a region are selected by the Nodal Agency and accredited by BTKC.

This means that the Test Center fills on line the accreditation request under the supervision of the Nodal

Agency.

Prerequisites for being a Test Centre:

• An exam room with no less than 10 PC’S compliant with the ATLAS requirements;

• A connecting LAN;

• An Internet connection;

• Two accredited examiners (ICDL certified with an average score > 85).

Becoming a ECDL Test Centre

A Test Center is responsible for:

What are the ECDL Test Center responsibilities?

• Local promotion activities;

• Localization of advertising material;

• Local sales;

• Administrative relationships with the Nodal Center for orders and invoices of ICDL Skills cards and exams;

• Education and examination of candidates through the BTKC ATES (Automatic Test Evaluation System);

• Management of local personnel;

• Ethical business behavior;

Required steps: OPERATIONS

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Simulatedtest sessions

TC marketing& advertising

Training

Registercandidatesfor certification

Certificationexaminationsessions

Give results& requestcertificates

A contract must be signed between the Test Center and the Nodal Agency . The signature of the contract implies

the purchasing of a certain amount of Skills Card and exams.

When the contract is signed, the Test Center receives from the Nodal Agency the ATLAS (AICA Test &

License Automated System) software, its installation code, the passwords for the examiners and the

synchronization code (see later).

Start to Ordering Skills Card and Exams to book the session and conduct the exams for candidates.

Starting the operation

The examiner supervise the exams room during the whole session, monitoring its correct execution and

answering to possible questions.

Maximum time for exams is 45’.

When the candidate completes a test, the ATLAS system provides the results.

The pass/no pass information goes to the candidate while the pass score and failed tests details go to the

examiner.

Exams results are kept available to the candidate for two weeks. The candidate can access them asking the Test

Centre examiner.

Managing the session

On a weekly basis, ATLAS system provides to BTKC the list of the candidates who have passed all the ECDL

exams in the period.

Those candidates deserve the diploma which will be issued by BTKC and delivered to the Test Centre where the

candidate has passed the last exam.

The diplomas can be awarded in different “grades”:

• Gold with honour: if all exams have been passed with an average score > 95%

• Gold: if the average score is > 85% (examiners should have this grade)

• Standard: if the average score is between 75% and 85%

Issuing diplomas

LOGOS & TRADEMARKS

The ECDL Foundation and

Cepis (the Council of European Professional Informatics Societies, promoted by AICA and the British Computer

Society)

own the whole set of company and product logos

All logos and trademarks (e.g. “International Computer Driving Licence”) have been registered at international level

Neither logos nor trademarks can be used in any way prior to signing the License Contract and the specific annex

referring to them

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